The 1848 Revolutions

by Peter Jones

Overview

In 1848 revolutions broke out all over Europe - in France, the Habsburg and German lands and the Italian peninsular. This Seminar Study considers why the revolutions occurred and why they were so widespread. The book offers a broad ranging investigation of the social, economic and political circumstances which led to the revolutions of 1848 as well as an account of the revolutions themselves. First published in 1981, and fully revised in 1991, the study has long established itself as one of the most accessible and valuable introductions to this complex subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138836563
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/09/2015
Series:	Seminar Studies
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Jones

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements iv

Introduction to the Series v

Part 1 The Background

1 The Outbreak of Revolution 1

Part 2 The European Transformation

2 The Impact of Industrialisation on the Working Classes 5

3 The Impact of Industrialisation on the Middle Classes 14

4 Population Pressure and the Condition of Agricultural Society 24

5 The Breakdown of Traditional Political Control 29

6 The Crisis of the 1840s 43

Part 3 1848: The Year of Revolution

7 France 52

8 The Habsburg Lands 66

9 The German Lands 77

10 The Italian Peninsula 89

Part 4 Assessments and Consequences 98

Part 5 Documents 108

Chronology of Events 121

Glossary 123

Bibliography 127

Index 137